Building Families of Webster City will present a series of classes called "Positive Solutions for Families." The classes will be held at the Belmond United Methodist Church starting October 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The dates of the classes and the topics include: October 26: Making a connection! Meet each other and learn about our families. Identify the importance of building positive relationships with children. Discuss the "power" of using positive comments and encouragement with children. November 2: Making it happen! Understand how play can be a powerful parenting practice. Learn ways to help children develop friendship skills. Link building relationships, using positive comments/encouragement, and play to children's behavior. November 9: Why do children do what they do? Practice ways to determine the meaning of behavior. Understand how to make expectations clear for children. Understand effective ways to develop and teach household rules. November 16: Teach me what to do. Identify feeling words and identify effective ways to teach feeling vocabulary. Demonstrate the use of books to support emotional literacy and social emotional development. Identify ways to cope with feelings of anger and disappointment. Learn how to teach problem solving skills. November 23: Facing the challenge - Part 1. Examine nine specific strategies that can be used to promote positive adult and child behavior in home and community settings. November 30: Facing the challenge - Part 2 Identify that problem behavior has meaning. Identify the meaning of behavior by examining what happens before and after the problem behavior. Identify the three parts of a behavior plan: preventions, new skills to teach, and new responses. Learn to use the "Family Routine." Child care and meals will be provided for each session. To register, call Amy Muller, parent coordinator for Building Families Empowerment at 515-832-1791, ext. 202.
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